1Afterאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310thisכֵ֗ןKhenH3651,Jobאִיּוֹב֙'i.yOvH347אֶת־'et-H853openedפָּתַ֤חpa.TachH6605his mouthפִּ֔יהוּPi.huH6310and cursedוַיְקַלֵּ֖לvay.ka.LelH7043אֶת־'et-H853the day of hisיוֹמֽוֹ׃ פyo.MoH3117birth.
2Andוַיַּ֥עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030this is what heאִיּ֗וֹב'i.YovH347saidוַיֹּאמַֽר׃vai.yo.MarH559:
3“May the dayי֭וֹםYomH3117of my birthאִוָּ֣לֶד'i.Va.ledH3205perishיֹ֣אבַדYoadH6,and the nightוְהַלַּ֥יְלָהve.ha.Lay.lahH3915it was saidאָ֝מַ֗ר'a.MarH559, ‘A boyגָֽבֶר׃Ga.verH1397is conceivedהֹ֣רָהHo.rahH2029.’
4If only thatהַה֗וּאha.Hu'H1931dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117had turnedיְֽהִ֫יye.HiH1961to darknessחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822!May Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433aboveאַֽל־ מִמָּ֑עַל'al- mi.Ma.'alH4605H408disregard itיִדְרְשֵׁ֣הוּ וְאַל־yid.re.She.hu ve.'al-H408H1875; may nolightנְהָרָֽה׃ne.ha.RahH5105shineתּוֹפַ֖עto.Fa'H3313upon itעָלָ֣יו'a.LavH5921.
5May darknessחֹ֣שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822and gloomוְ֭צַלְמָוֶתVe.tzal.ma.vetH6757reclaim itיִגְאָלֻ֡הוּyig.'a.Lu.huH1350,and a cloudעֲנָנָ֑ה'a.na.NahH6053settleתִּשְׁכָּן־tish.kon-H7931over itעָלָ֣יו'a.LavH5921;may the blacknessכִּֽמְרִ֥ירֵיkim.Ri.reiH3650of the dayיֽוֹם׃YomH3117overwhelm itיְ֝בַעֲתֻ֗הוּye.va.'a.Tu.huH1204.
6If only darknessאֹ֥פֶל'O.felH652had takenהַהוּא֮ha.Hu'H1931that nightהַלַּ֥יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915awayיִקָּחֵ֪ה֫וּyi.ka.Che.HuH3947!May it notאַל־'al-H408appearיִ֭חַדְּYi.chadH2302among the daysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of the yearשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141;may it neverאַל־'al-H408be enteredיָבֹֽא׃ya.Vo'H935in anyבְּמִסְפַּ֥רbe.mis.ParH4557of the monthsיְ֝רָחִ֗יםye.ra.ChimH3391.
7Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,may thatהַ֭הוּאHa.hu'H1931nightהַלַּ֣יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915beיְהִ֣יye.HiH1961barrenגַלְמ֑וּדgal.MudH1565;may noאַל־'al-H408joyful voiceרְנָנָ֣הre.na.NahH7445comeתָּבֹ֖אta.Vo'H935into it.
8May it be cursedאֹרְרֵי־'o.re.rei-H779by those who curseיִקְּבֻ֥הוּyi.ke.Vu.huH6895the dayי֑וֹםYomH3117—those preparedהָ֝עֲתִידִ֗יםha.'a.ti.DimH6264to rouseעֹרֵ֥ר'o.RerH5782Leviathanלִוְיָתָֽן׃liv.ya.TanH3882.
9May its morningנִ֫שְׁפּ֥וֹnish.PoH5399starsכּוֹכְבֵ֪יkokh.VeiH3556grow darkיֶחְשְׁכוּ֮yech.she.KhuH2821;may it waitיְקַו־ye.kav-H6960in vainוָאַ֑יִןva.'A.yinH369for daylightלְא֥וֹרle.'orH216;may it notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408seeיִ֝רְאֶ֗הyir.'EhH7200the breakingבְּעַפְעַפֵּי־be.'af.'a.pei-H6079of dawnשָֽׁחַר׃Sha.charH7837.
10Forכִּ֤יkiH3588that night did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808shutסָ֭גַרSa.garH5462the doorsדַּלְתֵ֣יdal.TeiH1817of the wombבִטְנִ֑יvit.NiH990to hideוַיַּסְתֵּ֥רvai.yas.TerH5641the sorrowעָ֝מָ֗ל'a.MalH5999from my eyesמֵעֵינָֽי׃me.'ei.NaiH5869.
11Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100did I not perishלֹּ֣א אָמ֑וּתlo' 'a.MutH3808H4191at birthמֵרֶ֣חֶםme.Re.chemH7358;why did I not dieוְאֶגְוָֽע׃ve.'eg.Va'H1478as I cameיָצָ֣אתִיya.Tza.tiH3318from the wombמִבֶּ֖טֶןmi.Be.tenH990?
12Whyמַ֭דּוּעַMa.du.a'H4069were there kneesבִרְכָּ֑יִםvir.Ka.yimH1290to receive meקִדְּמ֣וּנִיki.de.Mu.niH6923, andוּמַה־u.ma.ho.Sha-H4100breastsשָּׁ֝דַ֗יִםSha.Da.yimH7699thatכִּ֣יkiH3588I should be nursedאִינָֽק׃'i.NakH3243?
13Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588nowעַ֭תָּה'A.tahH6258I would be lying downשָׁכַ֣בְתִּיsha.Khav.tiH7901in peaceוְאֶשְׁק֑וֹטve.'esh.KotH8252;I would be asleepיָ֝שַׁ֗נְתִּיya.Shan.tiH3462andאָ֤ז׀'azH227at restיָנ֬וּחַֽya.Nu.achH5117
14withעִם־'im-H5973kingsמְ֭לָכִיםMe.la.khimH4428and counselorsוְיֹ֣עֲצֵיve.Yo.'a.tzeiH3289of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,who builtהַבֹּנִ֖יםha.bo.NimH1129for themselvescities now in ruinsחֳרָב֣וֹתcho.ra.VotH2723,
15orא֣וֹ'oH176withעִם־'i.m.Sa-H5973princesשָׂ֭רִיםSa.rimH8269who had goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,who filledהַֽמְמַלְאִ֖יםha.mal.'ImH4390their housesבָּתֵּיהֶ֣םba.tei.HemH1004with silverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701.
16Orא֤וֹ'oH176why wasאֶהְיֶ֑ה'eh.YehH1961I notלֹ֣אlo'H3808hiddenטָ֭מוּןTa.munH2934like a stillborn childכְנֵ֣פֶלkhe.Ne.felH5309,like an infantכְּ֝עֹלְלִ֗יםke.'o.le.LimH5768who neverלֹא־lo'-H3808seesרָ֥אוּRa.'uH7200daylightאֽוֹר׃'orH216?
18The captivesאֲסִירִ֣ים'a.si.RimH615enjoyיַ֭חַדYa.chadH3162their easeשַׁאֲנָ֑נוּsha.'a.Na.nuH7599;they do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808hearשָׁ֝מְע֗וּSham.'UH8085the voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of the oppressorנֹגֵֽשׂ׃no.GesH5065.
19Both smallקָטֹ֣ןka.TonH6996and greatוְ֭גָדוֹלVe.ga.dolH1419are thereשָׁ֣ם ה֑וּאsham Hu'H8033H1931,and the slaveוְ֝עֶ֗בֶדve.'E.vedH5650is freedחָפְשִׁ֥יcha.fe.ShiH2670from his masterמֵאֲדֹנָֽיו׃me.'a.do.NavH113.
20Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100is lightא֑וֹר'orH216givenיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414to the miserableלְעָמֵ֣לle.'a.MelH6001,and lifeוְ֝חַיִּ֗יםve.chai.YimH2416to the bitterלְמָ֣רֵיle.Ma.reiH4751of soulנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315,
21who longהַֽמְחַכִּ֣יםham.cha.KimH2442for deathלַמָּ֣וֶתla.Ma.vetH4194that does not comeוְאֵינֶ֑נּוּve.'ei.Ne.nuH369,and search for itוַֽ֝יַּחְפְּרֻ֗הוּvai.yach.pe.Ru.huH2658like hidden treasureמִמַּטְמוֹנִֽים׃mi.mat.mo.NimH4301,
23Why is life given to a manלְ֭גֶבֶרLe.ge.verH1397whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wayדַּרְכּ֣וֹdar.KoH1870is hiddenנִסְתָּ֑רָהnis.Ta.rahH5641,whom Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ בַּעֲדֽוֹ׃'e.Lo.ah ba.'a.DoH433H1157has hedged inוַיָּ֖סֶךְvai.Ya.sekhH5526?
24I sighאַנְחָתִ֣י'an.cha.TiH585whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588foodלַ֭חְמִיLach.miH3899is putתָבֹ֑אta.Vo'H935before meלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440,and my groansשַׁאֲגֹתָֽי׃sha.'a.go.TaiH7581pour outוַֽיִּתְּכ֥וּvai.yi.te.KhuH5413like waterכַ֝מַּ֗יִםkha.Ma.yimH4325.
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